You are going to have to log into the router and check the wireless settings to make sure that the SSID Broadcast is enabled. If the SSID Broadcast is disabled, the router does not send out a wireless signal.

For information on logging into the router, you will need to refer to the router's manual. This usually can be accomplished by opening your browser and typing http://192.168.1.1 , or whatever the ip address of your router is. You will then need to provide a username and password. I believe the default on most routers is admin / admin. If you do not have the router manual, provide me with the make and model of your router and I will search for it.

enable ssid broadcast, enable security, and use wpa personal. You will need to choose a passphrase. Make up anything you like, but I suggest using at least 3 of 4 secure criteria.

1. At least one Capital letter

2. lowercase letters

3 one symbal, such as the @ symbol

4. 2 numbers

should be at least 8 characters in length, and you will need this passphrase to connect with your laptop.enable ssid broadcast, enable security, and use wpa personal. You will need to choose a passphrase. Make up anything you like, but I suggest using at least 3 of 4 secure criteria.

1. At least one Capital letter
2. lowercase letters
3 one symbal, such as the @ symbol
4. 2 numbers

should be at least 8 characters in length, and you will need this passphrase to connect with your laptop.

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connected to wireless router with excellent signal may not means you are connected to internet. make sure your modem provided by internet service provider has signal! connect your computer to modem directly bypassing router. If you are online that means your internet is functional. Then connect modem to your Linksys router and use your wireless to log on to internet.Your router wireless signal active and excellent means you are connected to router not necessarily the internet. The modem supplied by your internet service provider with active internet should be connected to you router on WAN port!good luck!!

All the laptops available in market have built in wireless 802.11 b/g/n or 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth® wireless networking. It means that you can access the internet via Wi-Fi or through Wi-Fi hotspots. In wireless connectivity you do not require the wired connection to access the internet. In home you can connect the laptop via wireless connection using the home networking router available in market. The advantage of wireless connection is that you can use the internet in your home anywhere with in 100 meters of range with proper wireless signals.You will require to get the internet connection from the ISP(Internet Service Provider).

You need three things
1) An Internet service provider. Once you sign up and agree to pay the fee they will provide the internet service.
2) A wireless router. This is a unit that receives your internet service by through a connection to your telephone line. Then it transmits a radio signal (wireless signal) that your laptop can receive.
3) A Wifi card in your laptop or an external USB Wifi Dongle. This is a radio or wireless receiver that picks up the signal from your router.
The router is usually security protected with a keycode. All you need to do is set up your Wifi card or dongle with the same keycode and you will be able to receive the internet wirelessly.
To check to see whether your laptop has a Wifi card already installed, do the following:
Click Start>Programs>Accessories>Communications>Network Connections> and look for "Wireless Network Connection." If you have this, then your computer has a Wifi card installed and ready to go.

On the setup for your wireless network through your router, you have to allow access for other devices. Your internet provider should also be able to walk you through this process as they did for me when I had the exact same problem.

you need to set up the Ip address, Gateway and DNS fields from your router;s main menu.
To get to the main menu, check your router's ,manual.
o get the other items, contact your internet service provider.

what you would need to get is a wirless router. If you have high speed internet then you can plug the internet modem into the wireless router and then plug your main pc into the router via an ethernet cable and then set up your laptop to pick up the signal wirelessly. If you have dial up internet then you would still need a wireless router but it is a little more complicated. You could hook up the router to your main pc and then set up internet connection sharing so that way your laptop could pick it up wirelessly. hopefully this helps.

You can purchase a wireless home router and share your current internet connection between both computers. Most routers will cost less than $100, and will provide both wireless and wired connections on one device, so there would be no need to convert one of your computers.

All you have to do is connect your modem into the router's internet port, then plug your main computer into one of the other available ports. Setup your laptop to access via wireless, following the instructions in the user manual of the router, and you will be all set.

Have you tried to connect either the laptop or any other computer to the internet using an ethernet cable instead of wireless?
If so could the wired computer use the internet successfully?

If so skip down to Wireless Considerations

Can you provide a web link to your internet service providers (ISP) help or support web site? If necessary will you provide you location city and state if required to access the ISP's help/support site?

Can you confirm the make and model of your router as a Netgear WT624SC?

Wireless Considerations

Can you provide the manufacturer and model of your wireless adapter or the model of the Mac Laptop if it has a built-in wireless adapter?

Given that you now have a wireless network are you interested in discussing security options to protect you from people accessing your wireless network from outside your home? (if the signal is strong enough -- from inside home I can see two of my neighbors wireless routers not to mention my own)